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Demon Pond

6.6(39)19792h 4m2

When a lone traveller stumbles upon a remote, drought-stricken village, he finds himself engulfed in a whirlpool of myth, mystery, and magic: in a nearby pond reside spirits who hold the fate of the town’s inhabitants, including lovers Akira and Yuri, in their hands.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Japanese
  • based on play or musical
  • taisho period
  • romantic fantasy

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Japan

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PhysicalDVD13 May 2008
    • PhysicalThe Criterion Collection 4K+Blu-Ray15 Oct 2024
  • CanadaCA

    • PhysicalThe Criterion Collection 4K+Blu-Ray15 Oct 2024
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereBeijing International Film Festival19 Sept 2021
  • FranceFR

    • PremiereCannes Film Festival7 Jul 2021
    • TheatricalTP22 Sept 2021
  • GermanyDE

    • Theatrical1215 Jun 2023
  • JapanJP

    • Theatrical20 Oct 1979
    • PhysicalDVD25 May 2005
  • RussiaRU

    • Theatrical (limited)Retrospective of Masahiro Shinoda (Saint Petersburg)24 Feb 2016
    • Theatrical (limited)Retrospective of Masahiro Shinoda (Moscow)30 Mar 2016
  • South KoreaKR

    • PremiereCinematheque KOFA(Korean Film Archive)26 Sept 2021
  • TaiwanTW

    • Premiere4K restoration, Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival15 Apr 2026

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Demon Pond was released on 20 October 1979.

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